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Researchers evaluate the ability of structured information-sharing networks among clinicians to improve clinicians’ diagnostic accuracy and treatment decisions.
Nursing leaders must prioritize patient safety to ensure the best outcomes. High reliability organizations aim to create an environment in which potential problems are anticipated responded to early enough to prevent patient harm.
Christine Schuster, President & CEO of Emerson Health, discusses how hospital culture can prevent medical errors and the importance of adopting a high-reliability risk analysis.
People concerned about the safety of patients often compare health care to aviation. Why, they ask, can't hospitals learn from medical errors the way airlines learn from plane crashes?
Physicians with extended shifts or long workweeks are more likely to report medical errors and other safety concerns, new research shows.